Bkyd Basher
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anyone use the Hot Racing powerup bi directional clutch kit? Says it has the largest engagement surface area,more than any 2 or 3 shoe setup.
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Thank god you posted something, I was starting to thing every body forgot about this site. Lol.
I heard that they are good I have a friend that uses it and likes it.
SuperMaxx361
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I've been using that clutch setup for a little over 3 months now and i love it! Mine in the photo has had a little over a gallon on it and beyond the scratches in the finish there is virtually no wear..
However the design is flawed right out of the box and i had to figure out a way to correct the flaw, which i did. This is what happens, the two shoes sit inside the flywheel and are centered by the lower lip of the crankshaft nut. The problem is that there is nothing securing the shoes to the flywheel and twice in a tank of fuel the shoe assembly slipped off of the lip of the nut and wedged into front face of the clutch bell...this makes a nasty sound and basicly locks the bell onto the crankshaft requiring me to pull the engine and reseat it.
The fix is very simple and has yet to fail me or even show signs of wear, two small automovtive A/C O-rings installed around the nut before the shoes go on will stop it from moving foward and even if it does the o-ring will pull it back into place much like a square cut seal does inside a 1:1 car brake caliper...
However the design is flawed right out of the box and i had to figure out a way to correct the flaw, which i did. This is what happens, the two shoes sit inside the flywheel and are centered by the lower lip of the crankshaft nut. The problem is that there is nothing securing the shoes to the flywheel and twice in a tank of fuel the shoe assembly slipped off of the lip of the nut and wedged into front face of the clutch bell...this makes a nasty sound and basicly locks the bell onto the crankshaft requiring me to pull the engine and reseat it.
The fix is very simple and has yet to fail me or even show signs of wear, two small automovtive A/C O-rings installed around the nut before the shoes go on will stop it from moving foward and even if it does the o-ring will pull it back into place much like a square cut seal does inside a 1:1 car brake caliper...
Bkyd Basher
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awesome, good to know. I saw it on ebay and I'm kinda computer illiterate so i am not sure how to add a link to the post. Sorry.
The downside I see to those aluminum shoes is the curled over bits on the edges look like they will require more maintenance to keep the build up down.
I could see that build up jammin the CB if not regularly taken care of.
I could see the upside if using the carbon shoes though.
I could see that build up jammin the CB if not regularly taken care of.I could see the upside if using the carbon shoes though.
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